Former Liverpool striker, Fernando Torres, is proud to be a Chelsea Player - EPL
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fernando-Torres-c13707, has admitted that he is happy to make a move to Stamford Bridge and wants to make his tenure with the Blues a successful one.
The Spanish striker completed a move to Chelsea from Liverpool for a British record fee of £50 million on the transfer window deadline day.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fernando-c13609 Torres, who penned a five-and-a-half-year contract with the London club, has insisted that he is proud to call himself a Chelsea player.
The 26-year-old striker said: "It's the kind of team I like to play against. It's the kind of team I want to play for. It's always very tough to play against Chelsea - one of the biggest teams in Europe, always fighting for everything. This is the target
for every footballer - to try to play for one of the top clubs in the world and I can do it now. I have to be very, very happy as I am”.
Moreover, Fernando Torres, who has already won UEFA EURO Cup and FIFA World Cup with Spain’s national team, is yet to win any club laurel. He dreams to win UEFA Champions League with Chelsea and hopes that his new teammates share the same dream.
Chelsea’s first bid for Fernando Torres was rejected by Liverpool, however, the Merseyside club changed their mind after the Premier League champions came with an increased bid.
Furthermore, the former Atletico Madrid player has claimed that his new teammate, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nicolas-Anelka-c27786.
El http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429. It's the kind of football I like to play. Obviously Drogba is the best striker in the world by far. It's a big responsibility for me to play alongside them because the level
they have is so high".
Fernando Torres’ transfer to Chelsea was confirmed just few hours before the end of transfer window and the Spaniard is expected to make his Chelsea debut against his former club Liverpool this weekend at Stamford Bridge.
While talking to Chelsea’s official TV channel, Torres, who will also wear Chelsea’s number 9 shirt, once again highlighted that he is extremely happy and proud to be a part of Chelsea squad.
Moreover, the Spanish striker acknowledged that it was a toughest time of his life to leave Liverpool but insisted that he is confident he has made the right choice by coming to Stamford Bridge.
"It has been two, three, four very, very hard days for me especially for everything I have leaving Liverpool but I can say I'm a http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 player. I'm really happy and I'm sure I'm doing one of the biggest steps forward in my career, joining a club like Chelsea”.
Fernando Torres is considered one of the best strikers in the world; the Spaniard has amazing goals to games ratio as he has scored 81 goals in 142 matches for Liverpool.
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